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Kenya Wiley claimed that if readers of The Post donate used clothing, their offerings will be “dumped in Africa, winding up in landfills,” harming the environment and local economies. Having traded for decades in secondhand clothes in Kenya, we found Ms. Wiley’s portrayal of our business inaccurate and somewhat patronizing toward us as business people.of secondhand clothes imported to Kenya can be characterized as waste because they are not in a condition that allows them to be reused or sold.
I suggest that the correct solution lies with boosting investment in Africa’s infrastructure for reusing secondhand clothes rather than destroying a vibrant source of green jobs for our people.While I believe Kenya Wiley gave light to an important issue, her declaration was over-generalized and could harm people who rely on those donations for jobs, affordable clothing and human services.
Ms. Wiley is correct in pointing to a robust recycling infrastructure as a necessary part of the solution. Goodwill is working with multiple partners across the textile circularity ecosystem to advance solutions for textiles that are traceable, circular and scalable.
Rather than peddle inaccuracies about the global secondhand trade, which is a thriving example of the circular economy in action, we should turn our focus on the real culprits of overflowing waste piles and environmental degradation: the fast-fashion giants that are swamping us with clothes so cheap they immediately become throwaway items, produced at rock-bottom prices thanks to inhumane working conditions and, in some cases, even slave labor.
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